A strike is being observed in Karachi over the murder of Jamia Farooqia’s Maulana Adil Khan in the city.
The renowned religious scholar and his driver were killed in an attack by unidentified men in the city.
Businesses in the city are closed as the traders and businessmen in the city have expressed their support for the strike. Public transport is also suspended in the city.
Police and Sindh Rangers have increased their patrolling to control over law and order situation in the city.
The Karachi Ulema Committee had announced a strike in protests countrywide against the killing in a press conference.
The clerics had also expressed their reservations over the investigation of the attack. They said that the government has failed to arrest the killers.
It is pertinent to mention here that Sindh police had constituted a four-member high-level inquiry committee to probe into the killing of the renowned religious scholar and head of Jamia Farooqia Maulana Adil Khan in the Karachi gun attack.
Maulana Adil Khan Assassination Details
Dr. Adil Khan was assassinated by unidentified motorcycle riders who opened fire on him when he stopped in Shah Faisal Colony area of the city to do some shopping. He was present in his vehicle with his drive as the gunmen approached them, opened fire, and killed them both.
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Where is law enforcement agencies ?? pic.twitter.com/fAlwRp9iDe— Mohsin Abbas Sial ރ🇵🇰 (@MohsinAbbas_) October 10, 2020